COMMON NAMES:   Western Red Cedar

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .34

DENSITY:  

TANGENTIAL MOVEMENT:   5%

RADIAL MOVEMENT:   2.4%

VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:

DURABILITY1:   Good

SOURCE:  British Columbia and the Western United States

DESCRIPTION:   Heartwood varies from pinkish to dark brown. Color turns to a uniform silver gray when exposed to the elements. Very light in weight. Straight-grained but coarse-textured, with prominent growth rings. Principal uses are for shingles and outdoor carpentry.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.